Herbin Bleu Myosotis is very slightly grayed but NOT dull; a very pleasing blue. And the "toned down" character is only discernible when compared to more vivid blues. When this bottle is empty, I'll purchase another. It flows well in my TWSBI Vac Mini (medium nib). While it goes on wet, it dries quickly. An excellent choice for a journal and a color that will delight the eye. I do a lot of writing for the purpose of memorizing � a habit I've had since a was a kid � so I go through a lot of paper. For this kind of writing I use an inexpensive glue-top tablet from Office Depot. None of my inks feather on this paper, yet the slower drying ones will smear. Bleu Myosotis doesn't. The attached blue ink swatch page will show that this ink may lean very, very slightly toward periwinkle, as does Diamine Blue Velvet, and Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai. Herbin Bleu Nuit (purchased from Goulet) and Noodler Bad Belted Kingfisher lean slightly green (especially Bleu Nuit). The blue ink that I have yet to try in a pen is the more recently purchased Diamine Polar Glow (may try it today!). All the others I've used enough that I can recommend them and beautiful and well-behaved.

Jacques Herbin Myosotis is a lovely color from an ink maker who is always dependable. This ink was a gift for my daughter along with a Pilot Grance pen in the light blue color. She was very happy with the gift.

Though the French name refers to forget-me-not flowers, I bought this because it's a close match to chickory, a very common autumn flower around here. It's a really beautiful and well-behaved ink, dark enough to read, but still comes across as a medium blue. Does well on cheap paper.

I love Herbin inks, I'm a fan of Bleu Pervenche et �clat de Saphir. This one flows considerably less well than the inks I tried so far, however. I feel my fountain pen tends to skip with this ink, which it doesn't do with the other inks I use. Not sure if this makes sense, but I observed this every time I tried Bleu Myosotis. The color is nice, albeit a bit pale - it dries significantly paler, in fact. I'm not going to order a bottle of this and will stick to the other Herbin blues I know and like!

I got this in my Beginner to Fountain Pen Ink sample set, and I am in love with this blue! It is such a pretty shade. That being said, on writing, it shows up as a vibrant, dark blue, but after some time, it fades to a pale, dusty blue/lilac colour.

Very nice bottle as well, sits on my Ink Shelf in full view

very pretty. this ink reminds me of Montblanc Royal Blue. Nice, subtle violet. I would definitely recommend it.

I love the richness and depth of this colour. My broad nibs display it's shading and variation so well. A little dry in my fine nib pens, but overall well behaved.

I have been searching for a blue that could be used in more formal documents without looking too conservative. The ink swab and writing sample do not really reflect the dry color. When completely dry, the ink becomes a soft blue that sits between a cool, silvery grey and a subtle violet; the color is on the lighter side but remains perfectly legible. I tend to dislike Herbin inks in most of my pens, which are either full mediums or broads, but I use this ink in a Sailor Professional Gear Slim medium nib, which needs the wetness to write closer to a western medium. The ink does not feather, skip or bleedthrough on Rhodia paper and performs just as well on lighter weight copy paper. (The ink did show through slightly on the cheaper exam paper that I used in class this week, but performed much better than other inks I?ve tried.) Cleaning is extremely easy. My only complaint is that shading is minimal.

I love this blue ink! It isn't vibrant but it is such a lovely softer shade of blue. I've been using it with a Lamy 1.1 nib and it simply makes me happy to see it. I'm a fan.

If you are looking for ink to use with either dip pens or in fountain pens, you can't go wrong with J. Herbin. Thirty beautiful colours, all with excellent shading and flow. These inks are safe for all fountain pens, vintage and modern.

I was watching Yo Gabba Gabba with my daughter and the Try it, you'll like it song came on whilst testing this ink. Lo and behold, I did like it! Bleu Myosotis is a great blue, flows very smoothly, writes wet yet is fairly quick drying.

Flows well and has a touch of shading that adds some character to the otherwise pale color. Feathers slightly more than other inks on similar paper. It is a very soft shade of darker blue that is great for long pages of notes or diagrams where a more vibrant shade could get tiresome.

This ink flows nicely, and has that soft look that J Herbin is known for. It's not purplish - it is just a simple, soft, gentle blue that makes what you have to say seem less hostile!Looks lovely on all the papers I have encountered, no bleed through really - nice everyday color for work.

Myosotis is the Latin name of Forget-Me-Not. I almost gave it 4 instead of 5 stars due to the discrepancy between name and actual color. But I already knew from the swab that it would not be the heavenly blue of Forget-Me-Not flowers. Aside from that, I love this ink!!! I've tried it in a variety of pens: Rotring Art, vintage Waterman Ideal No. 5 and dip pens with a few different Speedball nibs as well of several different papers. Results were widely varied, from very wet and slow-drying to wet but fast drying. From a pale lavendar-blue to an intense violet blue. I'm having a blast playing with this ink. It seems to urge me to keep write on!

This is a powdery blue with violet undertones, medium saturation. If you love the delicate blue of hydrangeas set against the white paint of a beloved home, you'll love this blue. It's a blue that stirs happy memories. And like all the J. Herbin inks, the color looks totally organic. When placed alongside other inks, whether Noodler's or Pilot, those other colors look synthetic and sometimes even surreal in comparison. This is just a lovely delicate blue, calling to mind summers spent at a cottage alongside a lake. One of my favorite blues, alongside J. Herbin Bleu Nuit, which is a true midnight blue and more saturated than myosotis, which btw means forget-me-not in French. I ink my Lamy 2000 B with this ink, and it's just perfect. The ink seems to be a bit dry, and that works nicely with the B nib.

This ink has long been one of my go to inks as I just love the color of hydrangeas. It performs well in my fountain pens and rinses cleanly from pens and hands.

Love, love, love the color. Over time fades to a very pretty lilac. Very well behaved ink.

An attractive pale blue with a very, very slight hint of violet. Like all of the J. Herbin inks I have tried, this one was well-behaved, with low saturation and a fairly short drying time.

The color is a fabulous periwinkle, the flow is wonderful. Such a lovely color which is widely admired and a joy to use.

I purchased this and a few other inks, hoping for the color that was fulfilled by Noodler's Concord Bream. Nice ink; good shading variation.

This ink has a great blue-violet color! It isn't obtrusive, and it is very easy to read. It also seems to be more water-resistant than other ink brands, i'm not sure if that is true for all J. Herbin Inks. Overall, a great ink, I would definitely recommend it!